Toy for sports



- May 12, 1942. P. G. MIREMONT 2,282,766

TOY FOR SPORTS I Filed Sept. 6, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 mveflfoa: ifPIERRE GEORGES \RENOI? nrromevk May*l2, 1942.

P. G. MIREMONT TOY FOR SPORTS Filed Sept. 6, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 m m wPatented May 12, 1942 T OFFICE TOY Fon SPORTS Pierre Georges Miremont,Bayonne, France Application September 6, 1939, Serial No. 293,539

In France September 8, 1938 the housing which is provided with atransverse 2 Claims.

Toys for sports are known which comprisea rubber ball or the likconnected, by an elastic string, to the upperpart of a vertical rodextending up to a certain height and which is provided with a heavybase. In these games, the base must have a considerable weight foravoiding any rocking under the action of the lateral pull exerted, atthe upper end of the rod, by the elastic string stretched by the ballduring the game. r

It will also be noted that in said known games,

owing to the presence of said rod on which the elastic string may becomewound, it is impossible to cause the ball to describe trajectoriesextending near the ground and passing through a plane containing saidrod, which considerably" limits the rules of the game.

The present invention has for object a new toy for sports utilising aball connected by an elastic string to a fixed attaching member, but inwhich said attaching member is mounted on a low base the height of whichdoes not exceed twenty centimeters.

All the above mentioned inconveniences are thereby remedied.

In practice the height of the base is only of a few centimeters (4 to 8centimeters).

According to a main feature which constitutes an important point of thepresent invention, the,"

connection between the elastic string and the base is ensured by apivotal J'oint allowing the string to freely rotate on itself about itslongitudinal axis. It is thus that use can be made as pivotal joint, ofa swivel ordinarily employed for fishing-rods or any other pivotal jointcapable of having the same function.

The string is thus prevented from twisting on itself during the game,-which twisting has a certain action on the ball when it touches theground.

The invention expressly includes in its scope, the new application forattaching the string, of a swivel or like device. 7

The string can be entirely elastic or it can be elastic on a certainlength and non-extensible on another part.

The base can be devised for accommodating the,ba1l or balls and thestring. In certain cases it can allow bats or rackets to be securedthereon, which are used by the players for striking the ball.

In the case in which the base is used for accommodating the balland thestring, said base is provided with a housing for mid ball and saidstring and it comprises a sliding lid for closing groove for receivingthe swivel attached to alateral projecting staple constituting anabutment for the sliding lid.

The invention also includes an embodiment in which the elastic string isround and its diameter is smaller than 1,5 millimeters.

The invention also includes other particular points which will appear inthe following text with reference to the accompanying drawings given byway of example only, andin which:

Fig. 1 is a general elevation of a toy for sports devised according tothe invention.

Fig. 2 is a section made according to line IIII of the preceding figure.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the base illustrated in Fig. l.

4 is an underside plan view and showing the partial concealing of theseating lugs.

i 5 is a sectional elevation of a modified construction of a base.

bodiment.

Fig. 7 is a picture showing the toy being used.

Fig. 8 is a diagrammatic view showing the utilisation of the toy forsports.

Fig. 9 is a sectionalelevation made according to line IX-IX of Fig. 10and showing another embodiment of the toy, the lid being shut.

Fig. 10 is a. plan view corresponding to the preceding figure, the lidbeing open.

The toy for sports according to the invention and which is called Jokarior Pelote is constituted by a low base l on which is secured,

through the medium of a pivotal joint 2, one of the ends of an elasticstring 3 the other end of which carries a ball 4. The string 3 ispreferably made of rubber and the ball 4 is resilient.

In the example of Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4, the base i is constituted by abody I provided with seating lugs l one of the latter being pivotallymounted. On the body I is secured a staple 5 receiving one of the endsof a swived 2 the other end of which is secured to the string 3.

Fig.5 illustrates another embodiment in which.

the stringv 3 is secured through the medium of a spherical joint or ballI mounted in a corresponding recess of the base I.

Fig. 6 shows another embodiment in which the base l is recessed forreceiving an ordinaiy ball 4 and a small ball! for the case in which theplayers are children.

Theballsareheldintherecesesbyasliding P181388.'I'hesh'ing3canalsobedismantled,in

6 is a sectional'elevation of another emposition against the this case,the swivel is secured to the staple by means of a snap-hook.

As illustrated in Fig. 7, the players strike the hall with batsorrackets and the latter is brought back by the elastic string 3. It isthus possible to play a game similar to Basque tennis but without acourt. The support I can also be placed at the centre of a circumferenceand any ball falling outside the circle limited by said circumferencecan be considered as null. It is possible to establish numerous rules ofthe game.

Fig. 8 shows the utilisation of the toy for sports for playing Basquetennis but without a court. The ball I, connected to the base I by theelastic string 3 is successively struck by the players but must touchthe ground within the space limited by the rectangle ABCDwhich thusreplaces the court.

In the example of Figs. 9 and 10, the box I is provided with acylindrical housing it for receiving the ball I and the string 3 whichis connected by the swivel 2 to the attaching member 5, said swivelbeing placed in a lateral groove II. The ball 4 and the elastic 3 areheld in the housing l by a sliding lid II, as the string 3 keeps betterin the dark. The lid l2 abuts in closed attaching member 5 and agripping loop is provided at ii for carrying the base.

It will also be noted that the elastic string 3 is round and ofrelatively small diameter, substantially smaller than 1.5 millimeters.

.n is obvious that the embodiments described and illustrated are givenherein only by way of indication and not in a limiting sense. Allmodifications or changes which do not alter in any way the main featuresabove set forth or the desired result remain included in the scope oithe present invention.

What I claim asmy invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: i

1. A toy for sports utilizing a ball connected by an elastic string to afixed attaching means, and including a base having the attaching meanssecured to the upper portion thereof and having a convex form with astable bottom. said base being designed interiorly beneath saidattaching means for accommodating the ball and the elastic string iorstorage within the profile thereof, and a movable closure means disposedabove said attachment means for retaining said ball and elastic stringin said base.

2. A toy for sports according to-claim 1, having the base provided witha housing for the ball and elastic string within the outline thereofbeneath the portion to which .the attaching means is secured and asliding lid forming the closure means, said housing being provided witha transverse groove for receiving that attachment means, said attachmentmeans includinga projecting staple fixed in said groove and-forming anabutment for said lid, and a swivel connecting said elastic string tosaid staple.

' PIERRE GEORGES MIREMONT.

